Why Evaluate?

Accountability

Whether ADB is doing the right things, resources are properly allocated and used, and intended outcomes realized

Learning lessons

Identification of lessons for improving development impact of future policies, strategies, programs and projects

Development effectiveness

Maximizing development effectiveness of ADB operations through evaluation feedback

Evaluation Feedback Loop ADB Operations

Departments (monitoring and evaluation,

results agenda, applied learning)

ADB Management

(use of evaluations, acting on recommendations, and influence

on ADB directions)

ADB Board of Directors

Development Effectiveness Committee

(oversight)

Independent Evaluation Department

(independent evaluation, and capacity development for self

evaluation)

International Evaluation Community

(harmonization and joint evaluations, Evaluation

Cooperation Group, OECD-DAC)

Developing Member Countries & Stakeholders

(use of evaluations, evaluation capacity development, joint

evaluations)

Accountability and Learning Lessons for Development Effectiveness

Development Evaluation Completed & ongoing operations, country strategy and assistance programs, thematic issues, and effectiveness of ADB policies, practices & procedures and validation of completion reports

Evaluation Information Services Review and commenting of proposals (project, program, strategy, policy) and monitoring actions taken on evaluation recommendations and knowledge management

Evaluation Capacity Development Self evaluation capacity of ADB developing member countries and assistance in measuring, monitoring & managing for development results, and evaluation capacity building

Lessons Outreach Disseminates lessons from evaluation through the Evaluation Information System (EVIS), Learning Lessons, Learning Curves, Evaluation Alerts, Success Rates and other knowledge products.

Collaborations and Networks IED participates in knowledge platforms - Evaluation Cooperation Group (ECG), Monitoring and Evaluation Community of Practice and other evaluation units (OECD-Development Assistance Committee [DAC] Evaluation Network)

Evaluation Webpages and Multimedia Evaluation reports and studies since 1995 are public documents and are available at IED website. IED’s knowledge products are also available online.

Major Evaluation Products Annual Reports

Sector Assistance Program Evaluations

Country Assistance Program Evaluations

Impact Evaluation Study

Special Evaluation Studies

Project/Program Performance Evaluations

Technical Assistance Program Evaluations

Evaluation Knowledge Briefs

Project Validation Reports

Other Evaluation Reports

Learning from Evaluation

Knowledge Management for Independent Evaluation

• Evaluation findings only add value when they are used (accountability and learning)

• To be used, evaluation findings must be available when needed by decision makers, in a user-friendly format

• Dissemination of evaluation findings through various modes within and outside ADB

• Other media channels that would enhance visibility and learning include multimedia, podcasts, videos and social networking sites

Evaluation Information System(EVIS)

• A database of evaluation lessons, recommendations and actions, and management’s responses.

• Provides users with an easily accessible source of searchable evaluation information, employing various parameters to refine a search.

• Provides statistics on the number of lessons by sector, theme, topic or country; as well as the status of actions taken on evaluation recommendations.

• EVIS is the first system of its kind among the members of the Evaluation Cooperation Group (ECG).

• Accessible through http://evis.adb.org

Evaluation Information System(EVIS)

Management Action Record System (MARS)

• IED tracks actions taken by ADB Management on evaluation recommendations, and reports to the Board

• System fully computerized and can be accessed by intranet

• Regional and central departments update progress on actions

• Accessing MARS

Inreach Outreach and Dissemination

Matching Feedback Vehicles to Accountability and Learning

Evaluation Website

www.adb.org/evaluation

adb.org

Social Media and Gateways

Dissemination Channels – Evaluation Videos

Reducing Carbon Emissions from Transport Projects

Narendra Singru of ADB's Independent Evaluation Department discusses how carbon emissions could be quantified for transport sector projects in future as a step towards low carbon growth path.

ADB Assistance for Public-Private Partnerships in Infrastructure

Development

Henrike Feig of ADB's Independent Evaluation Department discusses the findings of an evaluation report on ADB's assistance for public-private partnerships (PPPs) in infrastructure development.

Dissemination Channels – Podcasts

Packing the Sustainability Punch: Making Projects That Last! "Is this project sustainable—will it survive after we've packed our bags and moved on?“ It's a question that's becoming increasingly important in evaluating projects.

Collaboration Tools

Contact Us

Independent Evaluation Department

Asian Development Bank

evaluation@adb.org